MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2000 Regular Session

To: Public Property

By: Senator(s) Dearing

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH TO ACQUIRE CERTAIN LANDS FROM THE NATCHEZ-ADAMS SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING TWO COMMUNITY-BASED ICF/MR GROUP HOMES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

SECTION 1. The Department of Mental Health may acquire by gift, donation, purchase or otherwise the following described lands from Natchez-Adams School District:

5.95 ACRE TRACT

PORTION OF PROPERTY OF

NATCHEZ-ADAMS SCHOOL DISTRICT

SECTION 39, T7N-R2W

ADAMS COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI

From the northeast corner of Lot "A" of the re-division

of portion of the First Addition of Cottage Home

Subdivision, per map of re-division recorded in Plat

Book 6, page 73, of the records of Adams County,

Mississippi, also being on the southerly edge of

Booker road, go thence N 88° 44' 21" W along the

southerly edge of said Booker Road for 216.33 feet

to the point of beginning, being the northeast corner

of within described tract, also being the northeast

corner of property of the Natchez-Adams School District.

Thence from said point of beginning, go along the

boundary between property of the Natchez-Adams School

District and Cottage Home Subdivision the following

courses and distances:

S 27° 35' 39" W for 79.31 feet

S 21° 48' 22" W for 15.03 feet

S 07° 46' 50" E for 31.88 feet

S 54° 12' 22" E for 27.95 feet

S 33° 33' 20" E for 16.14 feet

S 19° 39' 24" W for 14.93 feet

S 24° 04' 56" W for 10.13 feet

S 25° 53' 35" W for 33.18 feet

S 02° 15' 08" E for 52.28 feet, and

S 10° 35' 44' W for 47.06 feet

Thence leaving the said boundary N 86° 57' 30" W for

835.08 feet; thence northeasterly along the arc of a

curve to the right having a radius of 75.00 feet for

131.47 feet, with a chord of N 43° 21' 18" E for

115.27 feet, to the southerly edge of Booker Road;

thence go along the southerly edge of said Booker

Road S 86° 25' 33" E for 51.85 feet, S 86° 47' 21" E

for 137.75 feet and S 76° 09' 21" E for 192.60 feet

to the northwest corner of property of Adams County

Water Association; thence go along the boundary of

said Adams County Water Association lot, Tract "A"

the following courses and distances;

S 12° 42' 02" W for 56.39 feet

S 07° 26' 21" E for 102.00 feet

N 82° 33' 38" E for 52.00 feet

N 85° 21' 40" E for 17.10 feet, and

N 01° 15' 39" E for 143.20 feet

To the southerly edge of Booker Road; thence go along

the southerly edge of Booker Road S 88° 44' 21" E for

372.26 feet to the point of beginning.

Within described tract contains 5.95 acres, being a

portion of property of the Natchez-Adams School District, situated in City of Natchez, Section 39, T7N-R2W,

Adams County, Mississippi. Being further described as portion of Parcel 65, Group "A" Tax Map No. 40-101 and

Portion of Parcel 12, Group "A" Tax Map No. 40-102, of

the records of Adams County, Mississippi.

SECTION 2. The acquisition of the herein described lands may be under such terms and conditions that are acceptable to the parties including the right of reverter.

SECTION 3. The purpose of this legislation is to allow the Department of Mental Health to purchase the above-described lands from the Natchez-Adams School District utilizing a property deed containing the right of reverter.

SECTION 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.